Recently I have been tired of hearing 30 countries in Bush jr gulf war and 34 countries in Bush sr gulf war. What are they really trying to compare. The number of countries that are for the Bush jr war may be similar in numbers. But in actual combat trooop help the differ greatly.
The first gulf war ( Bush Sr ) the following countries sent combat troops. " The U.N. coalition's forces included troops and equipment from Great Britain, France, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, Canada, Italy, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, U.S. http://www.veteranmuseum.org/...; Bush Jr gulf war the following countries sent combat troops Australia: Sent 2,000-strong force of elite SAS troops, fighter jets and warships to the Gulf Netherlands: A few hundred Dutch troops are stationed in Turkey to operate three Patriot missile defense systems, allowing movement of U.S. troops and supplies from Germany through the Netherlands en route to the Persian Gulf.
Poland: To deploy up to 200 troops in the Gulf region, which will perform an unspecified non-combat role, supporting the U.S.-led offensive. A few dozen Grom elite commando troops and transport ship already stationed in the Gulf area, as part of the Afghanistan campaign, could be enlisted. Spain: Strongest ally of the United States and Britain. Promised use of its NATO bases for a strike on Iraq. Spain will send a medical support vessel equipped with nuclear, biological and chemical treatment facilities. A frigate and 900 troops will accompany the support vessel in the event of a conflict.
United Arab Emirates: Base for U.S. reconnaissance aircraft and refueling; host to an estimated 3,000 western troops. Has pledged 4,000 troops supported by Apache attack helicopters, Leclerc tanks, BMP3 amphibious armored vehicles, a missile boat and a frigate to defend Kuwait in case of war in Iraq.
United Kingdom: Washington's chief ally on Iraq has sent or committed 45,000 military personnel, planes and warships and the United States 134,000. http://www.heritage.org/Research/MiddleEast/w m225.cfm" title="http://www.heritage.org/Research/MiddleEast/w m225.cfm" target="_blank"http://www.heritage.org/Resea...
There was 11 countries that sent combat troops to fight in gulf war 1. In gulf war 2 there are 6 countires at the start but Spain and Philippines left so now there are only 4 countries that have combat troops in gulf war 2.
Now when I hear people say oh the coutries that support the war are about the same. There is no big difference in gulf war and gulf war 2. These people I think never been in a fight in there entire life. This is the way I look at it. Iraq couple million people, of the couple million people how many of them have hostile intent towards american soldiers, no one knows the answer. American forces about 143, 000 troops.
As someone who has been in fights when younger and as adult. You don't go and fight a group of people who number 30 and you only have five people to help you. This is my problem with these people who say oh there is 30 countries that support the U.S. Yeah 30 countries but only 5 countires sent troops to help in the fight. The other 25 is cheerleaders or spectators what ever you want to call them. They are'nt doing any of the fighting.
I like to equate this as myself and 30 of my friends who have been fights go out and look for a fight with someone who has about 30 friends too. But of this guys thirty friends only five will actually help him in the fight. This is they way I look at it America wanted a fight and brought 30 guys to fight, but only five of Americas friends will actually help America in fight.
Or another one of my examples is the worst person to fight is someone who has nothing to lose. This is the way I look at married couple gets divorced wife takes everything ( house, car, kids , income) away from husband. Husband goes out kills wife. Why does husband do that becuase he has nothing to lose.
Iraqi people under saddam, life is hard, hardly fresh, water, food, electric power, high crime maybe repeat victims of crimes, women raped, people executed, high unemployment. Amercan troops occuppy Iraq, life still hard, hardly any fresh water, food available, electiric power intertiment, high crime rate kids get kidnapped pay ransom, women get raped, iraqi people get killed by American troops or iraqi themeselves. American troops troops bomb homes, set up check points, kill your family, humiliate&nb sp;you and your faith. Iraqi citizen under the right social and psyc hological conditions ( pressures ) have nothing to lose. Iraqi citzen now becomes part of the restistance.
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